Firefox and Microsoft

I wonder why Firefox is starting to smell like Microsoft.

Twitter’s Side of the Story

When a person’s or company’s name is mentioned in an anomaly, it is always fair to let them give their side of the story. Here, Daily Bits does that for Twitter:

‘When TechCrunch published a post saying that they have obtained some vital Twitter documents from some hacker who got into personal accounts of some Twitter employees, the news spread like a wild  fire in the forest.  And as quickly as this news hit the headlines of most tech sites, Twitter also quickly replies and explains “vital information” regarding these so called vital documents.According to the official Twitter blog:
the attack was targeted to one Twitter employee only
that employee’s personal email account was hacked
the hacker got access to the employees Google Apps account, including Google Docs, Calendar and other Google Apps which the employee is using for her Twitter-related transactions
no security breach were done on Twitter users’ accounts
the documents sent to top blog sites were not vital Twitter documents but rather rough drafts of plans and were never meant for public communication
the documents could jeopardize relationships with Twitter’s ongoing and potential partners
the documents should not be released for public consumption by anyone and legal actions may be taken by Twitter against any one who will do so
Some points to ponder on.
this is not an attack to Twitter’s service but rather to Google Apps
creating unique passwords is a must, especially in this times of collaborative technology and cloud computing
But more importantly, no one is safe in the online world. Take the necessary precautions to protect your personal, private information at all costs.’

Twitter Files Hacked and Scattered

Twitter is getting more and more notorious on viruses and hacking. Here is a hacker who scattered Twitter confidential files on the Net:

‘A hacker who gained access to a Twitter administrative account two months ago has been sending confidential files to bloggers, InformationWeek reports. Most of the documents sent to blogs such as TechCrunch have been only mildly embarrassing internal correspondence, but some contain security passwords. The hacker, who goes by “Hacker Croll,” says he cracked the Twitter account by guessing the secret question needed for a password reset.

‘The hacker also has apparently gained access to the Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Gmail and Paypal accounts used by Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, his wife, and two employees. All of this was done, the Internet pirate claims, to illustrate that no one’s data is safe online.’ Nick McMaster- Source: InformationWeek